Vincent Rorison
British priest

Vincent Rorison

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British priest
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Birth:
1851
Death:
27 August 1910
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Education:
University of Aberdeen
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Introduction

The Very Rev Vincent Lewis RorisonDD (1851 - 1910) was an Anglican priest in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Life

The grave of Vincent Rorison, Wellshill Cemetery, Perth

He was born in 1851 and educated at Trinity College, Glenalmond.

He then studied divinity at the University of Aberdeen. Ordained in 1874, he was Chaplain to the Bishop of Aberdeenafter which he was Rector of St John's Forfar before being appointed Provost of St Ninian's Cathedral, Perth in 1985, a post he held for 16 years. His final appointment was as Dean of St Andrews, Dunkeld and Dunblane.

He died on 27 August 1910.

He was buried with his wife, Edith Alice Susan Stephenson (d. 1924) in Wellshill Cemetery in northern Perth. Their daughter Edith Anna Sinclair Rorison lies with them. The very distinctive grave, with an open St Andrews Cross, stands near the summit of the cemetery.

Family

He was the father of Canon Harry Rorison.